Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-024
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:30 PM–4:36 PM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec
A 23-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 799-24 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-67]
Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 799-026 4:36 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and W. Clement Stone met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:36 pm to 4:37 pm.
- 799-027 4:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 4:45 pm.
- 031-069 4:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:45 pm.
- 031-070 4:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert A. Forst talked on the telephone from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
- 799-028 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 799-024, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181845). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-024 (accessed November 15, 2026).